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The Samsung Digimax S500 is a new 5 megapixel digital camera that is sure to prove popular with buyers at the entry level end of the spectrum.
It has a 2.4 inch LCD display (TFT), 3x Optical Zoom, Auto Macro mode (shooting up to 5cm), USB 2.0 and movie shooting at 30 frames per second (640 x 480 VGA resolution.
The Samsung Digimax S500 comes with 20 megabytes of internal memory, uses 2 AA batteries, measures 96.8 x 61.8 x 26.4mm and weighs only 136 g.
The design of the S500 is reminiscent of some of the the Canon Powershot 'A' series digital camera (eg my old A70).
We are yet to get word on the Samsung Digimax S500's price or availability date but will update full details here on it as they come to hand.
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CNET reviews the Samsung Digimax S500 and writes - 'Samsung calls its S-series cameras point-and-shoots, but these slim snappers offer controls that could help them break away from the usual crop of mindless auto-only cameras. Before you get your hopes up, we have to warn that the Samsung Digimax S500's image quality leaves quite a bit to be desired. You'd be better served eschewing the controls offered here and opting for something along the lines of Nikon's Coolpix L3, which delivers better image quality and a touch more style for about the same price.'
CNET Asia has a review of the Samsung Digimax S500 and writes, "Automatic white balance produced very warm, yellowish images with our lab's tungsten lights, while the tungsten white-balance setting had a noticeably bluish cast. Thankfully, the manual setting produced neutral results, though the audience for these cameras is not very likely to set a manual white balance. ... Given that Samsung has shown that it is capable of making cameras that capture pleasing images, such as the Digimax L85 and the Digimax L60, there's little excuse for its S-series cameras turning in pictures that are plagued by artifacts and other noise. So, while the Digimax S500 certainly has a feature set that looks decent, you're better off spending a little more on one of Samsung's better-performing cameras, or looking at another brand altogether, such as Nikon's Coolpix L3."
Cameras.co.uk has a review of the Samsung Digimax S500 and writes, "My review of the test shots I took with the Digimax S500 is likely to sound fairly critical. The fact is though that this is a fairly inexpensive digital camera and certain allowances have to be made. A lot of the faults I have found in the sample shots can also be found in other similarly priced digital cameras. ... The Samsung Digimax S500 is a fairly typical example of an entry level digital camera. Picture quality is not perfect, but if you are looking for a step up in all round quality you will also need to consider paying more as well. The camera scores well for ease of use, has a pleasant design and a manual exposure mode thrown in too."
LaptopMag has a review of the Samsung Digimax S500 and writes, "When we put the Digimax S500 through our tests, we noticed that the color balance in most shots was strong. Blues and greens were balanced; only reds and yellows seemed slightly off. In Portrait mode, our colleague's face was left in a shadow, so we recommend engaging the flash before shooting portraits indoors. The camera records VGA video at 30 fps, and a clip we shot with the Digimax S500 looked good enough to upload to YouTube. Startup time was speedy, and the time between shots was less than two seconds."
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Posted by Darren in our Samsung category on January 03, 2006